IN RFC 2426 (vCard) it saws in the overview: The [MIME-DIR (RFC 2425)] document defines a MIME Content-Type for holding different kinds of directory information. The directory information can be based on any of a number of directory schemas. This document defines a [MIME-DIR (RFC 2425)] usage profile for conveying directory information based on one such schema; that of the white-pages type of person object.
so vCard is a subset of MIME-DIR. What are you trying to accomplish with directories that would be out of the scope of hCard? -brian C. Hudley wrote: > hCard clearly states that it is "a 1:1 representation of the vCard > standard (RFC2426)". I have an application for which a slightly > broader directory structure might be useful, to include directory > entries for things like machine protocols and data formats. If I > understand the relationship between RFC 2425 and RFC 2426 correctly, > this might call more appropriately for use of another profile defined > under 2425 apart from the vCard profile defined in 2426. > > So far I think I understand all that... please correct me if I'm mistaken. > > If that's correct, I thought at first that it might be good if I could > simply shoehorn the directory information I need into hCard, as the > meanings of various attributes and their values *could* roughly > translate adequately. This seems to be the microformatic way. > > But, hCard also explicitly states that it is a "contact information > format for people, companies, and organizations". So if I used it for > directory information about anything other than people, companies, or > organizations, it might be incorrect, or, at least, be misinterpreted > by code intended to more strictly follow the intent of hCard (e.g., > you might not really want to use the magic web clipboard to save > protocol references into your desktop addressbook). > > I didn't find any discussion of this issue during a closer look around > microformats.org and the archives of this list a while back. Has > anyone run across it, and if so, how have you dealt with it? > > My apologies if I've missed anything more recent on this... I haven't > been able to follow or participate as closely as I'd have liked or had > promised for a few months. > > Thanks. > > > -- > C. Hudley > We Know The Truth, Inc. > _______________________________________________ > microformats-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss > > _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss
